March/April 2020 Advocate

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Talent and the Innovation Corridor

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Future-Proof your Business with the Right Talent In an age of rapid technological growth, environmental concerns and economic shifts, Canada needs talent that can expertly navigate change and pave the way to a sustainable and prosperous future. Technological automation and talent shortages in areas like artificial intelligence and quantum technologies mean business leaders are beginning to consider what the future of work may look like. They’re looking at how to ensure they have the right talent with the necessary skills to sustain and grow their business.

result of the University’s establishment of the world’s largest co-op program, our unique creator-owned IP policy and our numerous entrepreneurship programs, including the Velocity start-up incubator and the Concept pre-incubator, which guides students along the startup journey. In just over a decade, Waterloo entrepreneurship programs have generated 7,500 jobs and $2.3 billion in revenue. Waterloo graduates currently make up nearly one fifth of all startup founders in Canada (University of Toronto Impact Centre, 2019).

As a world leader in work-integrated learning, the University of Waterloo is in a unique position to help businesses navigate and thrive in this changing economy. Work-integrated learning is a model of experiential education that combines academic studies with practical workplace experience.

Waterloo’s five-year co-op program, combining two-years of paid work experience with rigorous academic learning, is touted as the gold standard in work-integrated learning because of advantages to both students and employers.

The startup ecosystem extends beyond the Region of Waterloo to the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor which spans three main areas: Waterloo, Toronto and HamiltonBurlington. The Corridor contributes a substantial amount to Canada’s GDP and is among the top 20 technology clusters in the world (The Global Startup Ecosystem Report, 2018).

When a portion of a student’s learning is practical, it not only prepares them for the workforce, but it provides valuable experience and networking opportunities. When businesses employ students immersed in modern learning environments or emerging areas of study, they can begin to better understand and fill future talent needs. A recent Deloitte Canada report found that employers from around the world who employed University of Waterloo co-op students, had an average average $2 return, for every $1 they invested into co-op earnings.

As technological advances move us rapidly forward, new graduates may have to apply knowledge in contexts that we can’t yet imagine. The University of Waterloo’s fusion of co-op, entrepreneurial support, and impact-driven research allows us to deliver future-focused graduates, whose expertise is based on direct experience. Whether a student is committed to creating social change, has invented something unique or is interested in pursuing a commercial venture, the University has a number of supports in place that allow them to realize their entrepreneurial dreams. For example, we have infused business education into programs across all six faculties, allowing students to develop the right skills and experience to both see their ideas through to fruition and contribute in meaningful ways to the bright future of our country.

Waterloo Region is second only to Silicon Valley when it comes to startup density, and much of this growth is the

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The upcoming Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit will explore themes such as the future of work and learning, as well as the importance of ensuring the right talent is in place to continue to fuel the Corridor. The University of Waterloo will sponsor and take part in the Summit by sending a number of speakers with expertise in these areas, including Norah McRae, associate provost of co-operative and experiential education, whose involvement in co-op and work-integrated learning spans more than twenty years. The Summit is a great opportunity to learn more about the future of work and talent in the region and beyond.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kelly McManus CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kelly joined the University of Waterloo in May 2013 as Senior Director, Community Relations & Events. In her role, Kelly represents the University on a wide range of community initiatives, including the Region’s Immigration Partnership Council, the City of Waterloo’s Town & Gown Committee and the Board of the Waterloo Public Library. Kelly earned her Masters degree from the University of Guelph and is currently a part-time PhD student at the University of Waterloo

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Innovation Corridor is Dependent on Cooperation The success of Canada’s Innovation Corridor (Toronto to Waterloo Region) is highly dependent on strong relationships between business, business associations, post-secondary institutions, research institutes and all levels of government so that our communities can thrive and succeed.

The focus of the 3rd Annual Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit, to be held at Bingemans on April 29, 2020, is “Fueling the Corridor with Talent.” There is no doubt that access to the right talent is the number one concern for employers across the corridor, Ontario and Canada, and strong partnerships between all stakeholders is required for long-term and sustainable solutions. The shortage of talent with the skills for the available jobs has never been so acute.

As our Chamber Board Chair Kelly McManus has noted in her excellent article, in the current age of rapid technological growth, environmental concerns and accompanying economic shifts, Canada needs talent that can expertly navigate change and pave the way for a sustainable and prosperous future. Businesses in areas like artificial intelligence and quantum technologies are considering what the future of work may look like and ensuring they have the right talent for their needs.

It is important to remember that talent shortages run across all sectors within the Innovation Corridor. With a growing population and as the heartbeat of this corridor in southern Ontario, the need for enhanced and new core infrastructure including roads, bridges, sewers and transit is essential to move talent to where the jobs are created.

The serious shortage of skilled construction trades may severely impact government and private sector plans for expansion. It is now imperative for all sectors to promote and facilitate the entry of students into these professions to maintain Ontario competitiveness on an international level and ensure we are not losing valuable opportunities. These skilled trade jobs are highly paid and offer an amazing career opportunity for today’s youth.

Bryce Kraeker of Gowlings notes that the Innovation Corridor has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, from unprecedented advances in research and medical technology to exciting new models of collaboration across diverse sectors. These initiatives continue to push us into the global spotlight.

As Bryce also notes in his article, the growth of technology and innovation in Waterloo Region leads to new local investments such as Gowlings new office facility in Kitchener’s Innovation District. This level of activity shows the linkages between technology and the skilled trades for meeting our local objectives.

Perhaps the most important linkage in the corridor is the connections between municipal governments. Waterloo Region and Guelph/Wellington have benefited for many years of strong collaboration in many advanced economic sectors.

As Guelph Chamber CEO Shakiba Shayani notes, the TorontoWaterloo Region technology supercluster has the potential to become one of the world’s top innovation ecosystems. The many stakeholders across the corridor have the capacity to leverage our strengths and assets and translate them into a unified economic zone.

Consistent with our focus of collaboration across the corridor, actively promoting the attraction of skilled talent is critical.

But equally important is the immediate need to invest in transit and transportation infrastructure. The Connect the Corridor Coalition, which represents business leaders, innovators, communities and job creators from Toronto to Waterloo Region, is committed to connecting people to good jobs and pushing our economy forward through reliable, fast and frequent, rapid transit across the corridor.

An immediate investment from the Ontario government in two-way, all day GO train service between Waterloo Region and Toronto will create a significant and shared economic benefit for Ontario and Canada. Government investments into the corridor not only make sense – they must be a priority. To attract future investments by businesses that will create jobs and to grow and thrive as a community, province and country we need to be focused on these essential priorities.

The upcoming Innovation Corridor Summit is a great opportunity to learn more about the future of work and talent that will drive our prosperity. I encourage everyone across Waterloo Region and beyond, regardless of your business size and core activities, to attend and participate in what promises to be an amazing day of discussion, networking and planning for our future.

Onward!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ian McLean Ian is President and CEO of the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

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Public Service Strikes Affect the Public As a new decade descends over the Waterloo Region and Ontario business communities, labour issues are dominating the political agenda.

Ontario Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton has formally launched a consultation process to examine apprenticeships and related issues in the construction and manufacturing sectors. The present and future forecasts for entrants into these professions are creating anxieties for a growing provincial population and economic base dependent on the commencement and completion of major infrastructure projects, therefore government action is warranted.

However in the first quarter of 2020 business attention is highly concentrated on public sector labour disputes.

By definition the disruption of public services will have an impact on the public and failure to reach a resolution amplifies the predicament.

Across the Region of Waterloo and Ontario, businesses have been affected by the rotating actions of teacher unions.

Those disruptions were accompanied for ten days locally by the historical first strike by Grand River Transit drivers and related staff. The costs to businesses of employees who cannot get to work or require alternate arrangements for child care related to school closures escalate as labour actions continue.

While transit strikes are new to local business, labour disruptions from teachers are not anyone’s first rodeo. Bill Davis passed Bill 100 in 1975 that essentially provided the right to strike. In November of that year, high school closures from walkouts commenced across Metro Toronto and continued into 1976.

For anyone like me who attended any high school in Ontario during the aforementioned strike you might recall Toronto kids, mainly in Grade 13, bailing out and living with grandparents and other relatives in rural Ontario to avoid losing an entire school year.

Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty, who regularly mentioned that his spouse Terri was a teacher and he would solve all of Mike Harris’ problems, experienced his own challenges in the education labour relations portfolio. In 2012 the Liberal minority government passed Bill 115, the Putting Students First Act, which among other provisions banned teachers from striking.

In the midst of Grand River Transit’s first ever strike, Edward Faruzel of Kitchener Waterloo AccessAbility suggested to CTV Southwestern Ontario that local transit should be an essential service and therefore prohibited from strike action.

Dalton McGuinty, who in retrospect was very active in the labour relations portfolio, passed the Toronto Transit Commission Labour Disputes Resolution Act in 2011which prohibited TTC employees from shutting down the system.

Would the Ontario government unilaterally declare Grand River Transit an essential service? Highly unlikely as any legislation would probably have to declare all municipal transit as an essential service.

In 2017, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau proposed a series of changes for the taxation of small business. In a Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce submission to the Department of Finance responding to the proposed measures, it was noted that Statistics Canada data shows two-thirds of Canadian small business owners earn less than $73,000 annually and half of those earn less than $33,000.

These owners are ultimately the stakeholders most impacted by public service labour disputes. However in the current model of labour relations they never get to the bargaining table.

It is time for Edward Faruzel and businesses to be heard regarding the services they are paying for and not receiving.

In 2020, rural Ontario cannot solve Toronto’s problems.

Huron, Perth, Grey and Bruce Counties have their own education challenges.

During the Harris administration, former Education Minister John Snobelen asked Windsor lawyer Leon Paroian to review collective bargaining in the education sector. A report submitted to the Ministry of Education recommended the end of strikes and lock-outs and amending the Labour Relations Act to prohibit education workers from receiving strike pay which would effectively end work-to-rule.

Shortly after Paroian’s report over 125,000 public and catholic teachers walked out for two weeks in October and November of 1997. Two years later, in June of 1999, Mike Harris was returned with a second consecutive majority government.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Art Sinclair Art is Vice President Policy and Advocacy for the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce.

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perspective on health care

Welcoming the McMaster MD Class of 2022 The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber Health Care Resources Council welcomed the first 15 undergraduate medical students – the Class of 2010 – when they arrived in Kitchener in 2007 to begin their first year studies at the new Waterloo Region Campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

Since 2007, we have welcomed 12 more classes and have seen ten classes graduate and move onto residency programs. A number of these graduates pursue family medicine over other specialties with many earning placements in the K-W Family Medicine Residency Program.

This past December the School hosted their Annual Waterloo Regional Campus Undergraduate MD Class of 2022 & Faculty Awards Gala for the 28 first year undergrads.

Recognizing Outstanding McMaster Faculty Members & Staff Invitations were extended to all the current undergraduate medical students, Post Graduate Residents and members of the local McMaster faculty and staff. They also joined them in recognizing physician preceptors and advisors who have made outstanding contributions to the medical students’ education experiences this past year. Nominations for these annual Faculty Awards come from the medical students and the recipients are selected by a student selection committee.

There were 14 awards handed out that night (see below for a list of award recipients).

We are truly privileged to have the Waterloo Region Campus of the McMaster Medical School here in our community with such high caliber physician educators and mentors and students.

UGME Excellence in Mentorship: Dr. Stephen Giilck PGME Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship: Dr. Ava Muir MacAdemia: Regional Campus Faculty Teaching Certificate: Dr. Anthony Davies Dr. Stella Pasion Dr. Laura Purcell Global Heath Advocate Award: Dr. Aaron Geekie-Sousa Regional Assistant Dean’s Award for Excellence in Medical Education: Dr. Joanne Ho and Dr. Shane Neilson

Congratulations to the 2019 Award Recipients: Excellence in Teaching Awards: Anesthesia – Dr. Mark Hindle Family Medicine – Dr. Sarah Rinaldi Internal Medicine – Dr. William Plaxton Obstetrics & Gynecology – Dr. Valerie Mueller Psychiatry – Dr. Abinav Sharma Surgery – Dr. Keith Barrett Clinical Skills – Dr. Shane Neilson Tutorial Leader – Dr. Isla McPherson Resident Teacher – Dr. Andrew Willis

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Jenna Petker Jenna is Physician Recruitment Lead for the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce.

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Ron Caudle posing for a picture at the Holiday Business After 5 event. photo by Traci Bock, snapdKW

Our Annual Holiday Open House hosted at the Chamber Office. photo by Adamski Photography

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The Business After 5 committee singing a carol. photo by Traci Bock, snapdKW A great shot at the Chamber Young Professionals event at Libro Credit Union. photo by Adamski Photography

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Growing with the Innovation Corridor It’s no secret that Waterloo Region and the surrounding “Innovation Corridor” has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. From unprecedented advances in automotive research and medical technology, to exciting new models of collaboration across diverse sectors, the region continues to push Canada’s innovation economy into the global spotlight.

As the only international law firm with a major presence throughout the corridor, Gowling WLG has witnessed this innovation renaissance first hand. Indeed, with full-service offices in Toronto, Hamilton and right here in Waterloo Region, we are inextricably invested in the promise it holds.

If there’s one thing experience has taught us, however, it’s that ingenuity alone is often not enough to bring disruptive products to market, commercialize cutting-edge research or reshape regulations to facilitate technologies that had previously been unimaginable.

Today’s innovators — and those looking to leverage innovation — face enormous headwinds. From financing and product liability issues, to complex challenges surrounding intellectual property enforcement and data protection, good intentions alone rarely suffice when striving to turn bold vision into reality.

In light of these obstacles, our professionals have been tasked by their clients with leveraging their sophisticated legal know-how and deep industry knowledge, as well as our firm’s far-reaching global platform, to bridge the growing divide between blue sky thinking and commercial reality.

In doing so, however, we’ve come to recognize that as the corridor’s business landscape continues to advance, so must our firm position itself in the best possible way to help a new type of clientele tackle the challenges of an increasingly cutthroat global innovation market.

This is a difficult undertaking, to be sure — and one that begins and ends with our team.

Gowling WLG has been serving Waterloo Region for more than three decades, and in that time our once modest practice has grown significantly. Our current roster comprises nearly 50 top-tier legal professionals working across all major

practice areas and industries — with particular strength across multiple areas of tech law. Led by Viona Duncan, coleader of our firm’s global tech practice, our local tech team has played, and continues to play, an instrumental role in cultivating Waterloo’s innovation sector.

With a view to further solidifying our status as the go-to firm for tech law, last fall our office was thrilled to welcome two of Waterloo’s leading tech lawyers, Todd Bissett and Ahsan Sadiq, to our ranks. Some readers may know Ahsan from his work with the Communitech Accelerator program in its early days. Todd also has longstanding ties to the region, having spent his formative years here in Waterloo before going on to develop vital international experience in Silicon Valley, and in Beijing and Shanghai.

As our team grows, so must our office. That’s why we recently made the strategic decision to move our local headquarter to Kitchener’s Innovation District, putting us in the middle of much of the groundbreaking research and development shaping the region. Our new larger and more collaborative office space will not only allow our existing team to work more efficiently, but it will also better position us to attract and retain future talent as we continue to scale. We are eager to move into our new home in the coming months.

As we look forward to Waterloo hosting the next Innovation Corridor Summit in April 2020, with its theme of “Fueling the Corridor with Talent,” there’s one thing we can all be certain of: the promise of the Innovation Corridor is only as good as the individuals and teams who work together to fulfill it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bryce Kraeker Bryce Kraeker is the managing partner of Gowling WLG’s Waterloo Region office. He focuses his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities law and corporate governance.

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Lawyer Graham Bennett opens new law office in Kitchener A long-time partner and litigator at one of Waterloo Regionʼs largest locally based law firms, Graham Bennett is pleased to announce the new opening of his own litigation office in downtown Kitchener, next-door to the Chamber of Commerce.

Graham is one of the few lawyers in Waterloo Region to be certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a specialist in Civil Litigation. The Law Societyʼs Certified Specialist Program recognizes members of the Law Society who have met established standards.

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8:00-9:30am Location: Kitchener Public Library – Main Branch Member $25 ∙ Future Member $35 Do you own a start-up or work for a small business? This year’s Manulife Chamber Academy Series will provide insight on a variety of topics. You’ll gain valuable skills and learn best practices through engaging expert-led sessions.

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Building a Community Where Tech Excels The People Advantage In a recent interview I was asked “What has kept OpenText headquartered in Waterloo Region all this time?” and it was a simple answer – it’s our talented people. Truthfully, it’s a mix of things that keep us here – our humble Canadian pride, company history and our community legacy. But the foundation of our success has been the top technology and business talent in the region.

OpenText launched as a project out of the University of Waterloo in 1991 and has grown to become one of Canada’s largest software companies with nearly 15,000 employees worldwide in over 100 offices. We work with more than 120,000 customers globally, across a variety of industries in 40 countries. All this time we’ve been proudly anchored here in Waterloo, ON. We’re seeing global tech titans catch on, with Google, Square and others moving into the region in search of the people they need. Facing an over-heated Silicon Valley talent market, with enormous churn, a troubling housing crisis and overthe-top business cultures, it is no wonder that so many companies have chosen another path here along the Toronto - Waterloo corridor.

We need people who can build great products, but also bring them to market, explain them to our customers, understand the complexities of global markets and run high-performing teams. Being surrounded by a thriving technology community, our teams bring incredible knowledge, talent and local perspective to our worldwide operations.

We’ve built a booming professional services business that helps OpenText customers manage and deploy our products across the globe. Solving these types of complex business problems take technical knowledge, but also a business sophistication that goes far beyond coding.

Our people take on the big problems.

This year at the True North Conference in Kitchener, the community proudly came together to support refugee resettlement in the region. From the stage – Bonfire, a local tech leader, discussed their work to recruit skilled refugees into their development teams. It was not only a moving story, but one that is truly emblematic of the community here.

We invest in people and our people invest in themselves.

Less than one month later, just down the corridor in Toronto, one of our customers took the stage at our annual Enterprise World event. South African National Parks spoke about how OpenText technology has helped them improve their processes to meaningfully reduce poaching within the park.

This is just one example of how our tech is being used to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.

With some of Canada’s most innovative universities and technical colleges, and institutes devoted to quantum computing, theoretical physics and artificial intelligence, the corridor has one of the highest concentrations of top tech talent nationwide. Options like co-op programs, internships, and field placements, open doors for students interested in work-related experience. Investing in programs like these provides organizations an early opportunity to recruit, retain, and fuel top talent, while also keeping the region competitive.

To me – these two speakers symbolized a lot of what makes Waterloo Region special. We are committed to not only improving our local community, but also making a difference around the world. Great technology companies need great people, and great people build great communities. In 30+ years of business, I’ve never been more excited about our position here in Waterloo Region. Our people have built both a great company and a great community – and I’m proud to call it my home.

What’s our secret? What makes Waterloo Region unique? I have a few ideas.

Waterloo Region prides itself on our universities and colleges and these institutions form the foundation for our success. I am never more in awe than when amazing students show up in our boardrooms or bullpens and each generation of tech leaders is putting their new ideas and fresh perspectives into action in companies across the region.

Our people build businesses, as well as great products.

We often equate top talent with engineering, computer science and coding, but growing a technology company requires many different perspectives and experiences. Having access to some of the best computer engineers in the world is a huge advantage – but companies also need to look for diverse academic backgrounds and experiences as they scale their companies.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

James McGourlay, Executive Vice President, Customer Operations, OpenText James joined OpenText in 1997 and has held many key positions in IT, technical and product support and special projects. James has been the catalyst for tremendous growth in the OpenText Customer Service team and instrumental in the company’s acquisitions.

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RBC Dominion Securities Waterloo is hiring new Investment Advisors RBC Dominion Securities in Waterloo is seeking motivated individuals for a fulfilling career in the wealth management industry.

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For more details, please contact Vice-President and Branch Manager Mark Hodson at 519-747-7790 or mark.hodson@rbc.com.

We value diversity in the workplace, are committed to Employment Equity and will provide reasonable workplace accommodation to applicants with disabilities. RBC Dominion Securities Inc.* and Royal Bank of Canada are separate corporate entities which are affiliated. *Member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. is a member company of RBC Wealth Management, a business segment of Royal Bank of Canada. ®Registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. ©2017 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. All rights reserved. 17_90561_001

Canada's Innovation Corridor Business Council Three years ago Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade between Waterloo Region and Toronto formed the Canada's Innovation Corridor Business Council with representation from Brampton, Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Milton and Mississauga.

The original mandate was to optimize economic opportunities within the growing Innovation Corridor and lobby for appropriate infrastructure support most notably improved passenger rail service. The group was also active in the establishment of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada, the recipient of funding under the Super Cluster Innovation Fund to support the integration of Canadian advanced manufacturing and IT resources.

The work of the Business Council is strongly supported by many business and institutional partners and we thank them for making the Waterloo Region-Toronto Corridor a premier location for investment, research, and job creation.

Thanks to the Greater KW Chamber partners that sponsor our efforts on this important initiative.

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Guelph's Place on the Innovation Corridor Guelph. A place myself and over 130,000 other community members call home. A vibrant city that’s both quaint and eclectic, bustling yet calm. Home of the Gryphons, Hillside Festival, bountiful nature and diverse businesses.

rapid transit through the Innovation Corridor, we’re excited to connect people to good jobs. We are committed to efforts on this topic until our members and stakeholders see action and results.

Behind the beautiful architecture looking over the historic downtown and the hustle of a university city is a budding innovation hub for advanced manufacturing, technology, cleantech and agri-innovation. Located at the heart of the Innovation Corridor and with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Canada, Guelph has access to five international airports, three shipping ports and a local railway line, all within 90 minutes of the city, making it a well-positioned economic zone that can think locally and act globally.

Acknowledging our incredible 2019 Smart Cities win, we’re excited to be actively engaged in supporting our local innovation centre, Innovation Guelph and community hub, 10C. Both are vital organizations who are leading the implementation of a circular food economy iHub, positioned to ‘solve food problems’. Guelph has the capacity as an innovation engine to create solutions that generate measurable value for stakeholders, communities of people, our environment and for local economies.

According to the 2016 McKinsey Report, Canada’s growing technology supercluster in the Toronto-Waterloo region has the potential to become one of the world’s top innovation ecosystems. Strongly positioned alongside chambers of commerce, boards of trade, businesses and community partners, the Guelph Chamber is happy to be a member of Canada’s Innovation Corridor Business Council. Bursting with collaboration and regional connectivity, we’re able to leverage our strengths and assets as a unified economic zone.

With a shared goal and vision, I’m pleased to work alongside my colleagues throughout the region to form collective strength and integral partnerships that create shared economic benefit for the entire province.

We’ve all agreed that fast and frequent transportation service is a critical component to unlocking the potential that is held within the Innovation Corridor. We’re en route, with the key in hand, to unlocking this potential with our continued advocacy efforts as members of the Connect the Corridor Coalition. The Guelph Chamber is committed to continuing to advocate for Two Way All Day GO service to bolster economic prosperity, unleash diverse and cutting-edge talent and strive for global competitiveness. The movement of goods and people across this economic zone continues to be a strong concern for businesses in Guelph. Attracting and retaining diverse talent is a priority and a driving force in our advocacy agenda. With access to reliable, fast and frequent,

We’re continually pushing the agenda forward by addressing the pressing needs of businesses in Guelph and across the Innovation Corridor by delivering content and providing opportunities for businesses to be heard. I look forward to continuing the conversation at Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit, hosted in Kitchener-Waterloo on April 29th.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shakiba Shayani Shakiba Shayani is the President & CEO of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce.

A connecter, convener and advocate, she works diligently with many local stakeholders to contribute to the inclusive economic prosperity of the community.

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Member Notables

Mike Murray Retiring from Region of Waterloo Region of Waterloo Chief Administrative Officer Mike Murray has announced his retirement for the spring of 2020.

His local career encompasses 27 years with over fifteen at the senior non-elected staff position within the organization. Mike’s major accomplishments include the ION light rail transit system, managing Syrian refugee resettlement into our community, and the opening of a drug treatment facility.

The Chamber and local business community would like to thank Mr. Murray for his many years of dedicated public service and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

Savvas Chamberlain Family Foundation Gifts $4 million to WLU The Savvas Chamberlain Family Foundation has pledged a transformational gift of $4 million to Wilfrid Laurier University’s Making Space for Music campaign to expand the current Faculty of Music building. The university will recognize this visionary gift by naming Laurier’s renovated facility the Savvas Chamberlain Music Building.

A January 9, 2020 WLU news release notes that Savvas and Christine Chamberlain have a long history of friendship with Laurier which includes philanthropy, leadership and engagement. Savvas is a member of the Board of Governors and Christine is an alumna of the Bachelor of Music program.

Funds for the project to date exceed $9 million and the institution is now well positioned to meet a $14 million goal.

Equitable Life of Canada – 100 Years of Service Equitable Life is turning 100 this year with a series of centennial events and activities planned for their clients and communities across Canada.

The company started operations in 1920 as the Ontario Equitable Life and Accident Insurance Company on King Street in Waterloo. Over the past century Equitable has evolved into one of Canada’s largest and most financially stable mutual organizations. With more than 750 employees and 10,000 independent producers, the current head office is located one and a half kilometres from the original location.

A 100th Anniversary website, www.equitable100.ca, will provide information throughout the year on special events and activities.

Mike Farwell Recognized as Waterloo Region Record Barnraiser The 2019 Waterloo Region Record Barnraiser Award recipient for outstanding community service is 570 News talk show host and Kitchener Rangers broadcaster Mike Farwell.

A January 2020 Record article described Mike’s community support activities as a second unpaid career. He has raised awareness and funds for many causes, most notably cystic fibrosis after losing two sisters to the illness. His recent fundraising efforts have generated almost one-half million dollars from a supportive community.

For many years Mike has served as auctioneer at the annual Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber 100 Mile Feast, where all proceeds are directed to local physician recruitment activities.

Mr. Farwell is highly deserving of this prestigious community service award.

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April 23rd

April 29th

Energy & Environment Forum

Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit

11:00am-2:30pm Location: Crowne Plaza KW Member $40 ∙ Member Table of 8 $315 ∙ Exhibitor Booth $125 The Energy & Environment Forum is an annual educational event, raising awareness around environmental issues within the business community, and the Region at large.

8:00am-5:00pm Location: Bingemans Ticket $325 ∙ Table of 8 $2600 The 2020 Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit will be hosted in Waterloo Region! This event will allow you to benefit from industry collaboration, convert great ideas into products that sell and deploy new solutions to improve quality of life in the Corridor.

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May 21st Manufacturing Summit

Meet the 2019-2020 Board of Directors

Top row (from left to right): Jeff MacIntyre, Sean Sullivan, Wendi Campbell, Mark Christensen, Kris Ronan, Allison Bourke, Rene Gatien, Richard Jacques, Patrick Klann Bottom row (from left to right): Glenn Thorpe, Brad Dunbar, Renata Rusiniak, Kelly McManus, Ian McLean, Andrea Vrbanac, Adam Smith.

Absent from photo: Scott Gilfillan

advocate March | April 2020

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CCR's murky 'swamp rock' sound provided a dark alternative to the peace-and-love psychedelia of the late 1960s. Now let's imagine the darkness inside the band, as battles raged between frontman John Fogerty and his guitar-strumming older brother Tom. Looks like we may need a different kind of revival.

Soft rock’s most fabled soap opera comes to life on stage! The making of Fleetwood Mac’s classic album ‘ Rumours’ was fraught with break-ups, betrayals and three-part harmonies. But what if it was marred by murder?

Mick and Keith have put aside their personal differences so that the world’s greatest rock n’ roll band can once again kick off a massive world tour! Bandana? Check. Cigarettes? Check. Pulse? … Uh-oh. Let’s spend the night together to solve this mystery!

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